Lil Wayne Leads 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards With 19 Nominations

It’s safe to say Lil Wayne is having the best week ever. After news broke yesterday (September 6) that his latest album, Tha Carter IV, racked up close to one million in sales in its first week, it was announced this afternoon that Wayne has also earned the most nominations at this year’s BET Hip Hop Awards.

Weezy picked up a grand total of 19 nods, in such categories as Lyricist of the Year, MVP of the Year, Best Live Performer and Song of the Year.

Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa both tied for second place with nine nominations a piece, while Rick Ross has the chance of winning eight trophies. Busta Rhymes is close behind with six noms. [See the full list of nominations below]

For the third year in a row, Mike Epps will be hosting the event, set to go down on October 1 at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta.

The show will air on BET, nine days later, on October 11 at 8 p.m. EST. —Amber Mckyzie

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HU

What the hell does “best” mean to BET? Most popular? I could list enough better artists and albums that came out this year to completely replace these absurd lists. Where is Pharoah Monch or Blue Scholars? Whatever, I’m not young and dumb enough to watch BET anyway.

eaze

wow same fucken people wtf happened to variety smh

JugularKill

As a black person sometimes you can’t help hating black people.
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WTF is this:

*CD of the Year? We got itunes nikka what’s a CD? Does that include mixtapes, EP/LP.Call it fucking “Album of The Year”

*Made-You-Look Award? Stoopidness

*Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse? What the fuck?

*Hustler of the Year?Get the fuck out of here BET,

Apparently it’s 18 nominations, same as Kanye & Wiz.

I think It’s obvious lil wayne is going to win the most, he has drawn the most attention. I would be shocked if he didn’t win at least 10. I’m rooting for Kanye, he’s on some next level shit

PB

Yea im going for Ye too. He is on that next level.

mutada mulluh atari

All I know is frank ocean needs to get mistake of the year period.

mutada mullah atari

Mix tape of the year, damn iPad spell check

$yk

LMAO…..

but seriously…ironic how the Black Entertainment TV Awards have fallen the F*** OFF…

Straight up J.cole should win but unfortunately it about popularity not authentic hip hop.

jfl11

KRIT and Kendrick deserve it just as much as Cole… Joe Budden Mood Muzik 4 should be nominated too tho. At least there is 1 category that is legit. Can’t believe how many repeats are nominated. “Look At Me Now” is ass, Busta and that delivery has become tired.

It’s not stupid isn’t it? This is what happens when you have a category called “CD of The Year”.

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dat award show is gonna suck ass…

James

I agree…but didn’t Eminem have one of the best Rap albums out recently? And he’s up for only one award? I don’t understand!!!

Alex

Yah bullshit. He’s not even up for lyricist of the year, how’s Rick Ross a better lyricist than him and other people, looks like it’s just based on popularity.

D

jfl11…..You should be glad Busta is nominated for anything if you’re a true head. If “that delivery has become tired” to you then he got 20 yrs of other stuff for ya ears. Dude’s versatile, you should know that. And Nikki Minaj up for “lyricist of the year”? WTF has happened…

Pacer

Section 80 as a mix tape?
That ish is album of the year wtf?

Tru Talk

Wack ass award shows,,, Where the fuck lloyd banks at? and Wiz Khalifa Rolling Papers was the worst album ever… this shit is rediculous

BETiSStupid

Who exactly decided to put Lex Luger down for producing No Hands and My Last seems kinda u kno incorrect

Tony_Tiger

Lmao! Lil wane nominated for 19 award but kanye nominated form best producer, artist, director and hustler? just saying.
By the way Section 8.0 was a album. I kinow because i bought it.

http://guitarchords4all.blogspot.com/ Himesha

I Love his style..

Bear

How the fuck is game not nominated in the Mixtape categori

Yung Eugene

Lil Wayne and wiz Khalifa got sick swagg

Freeze

Lyricist of the year- Lupe + Skyzoo-co mvps. Mixtape of the year the great debater-mood muzik. Do you fools listen to music or just skim thru it

bws

fuck bet they hate on the WEST COAST neever nominate no body where the fuck GAME at hes best one out rite now fuck the south

Lil Wayne sold mind blowing amount of units with CIV yeah we know that and accept it. But the album sucked ass. I just cant accept that the album and the songs on it are being nominated for anything whatsoever. Its plain and simple Bullshit. It did sell extremely alot, but its a wack ass album

im done with this bullshit. they should be an all white awards show.. just sayin.. eminem went goddam 4X platinum, and i know he entertains black peeople too. this is bull shit.

twizzle

ARE YOU EFFIN KIDDING ME?! I SEE “HUSTLER OF THE YEAR” OR “MADE YOU LOOK” GOING TO TECH N9NE, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR? JAY ROCK…B.E.T. KEEPS PUTTING THE SAME SHITTY PPL UP FOR AWARDS, AND OTHER THAN KANYE OR BUSTA NONE OF THE OTHER KATZ REALY DESERVE SHYT…GIME A FUCKIN BREAK FUCK B.E.T.

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